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Send packet($Doc_Ref;$Text_to_Send) Close document($Doc_Ref) On Mon, 27 May 2019 16:58:57 -0400, ernest hilgers via 4D_Tech wrote: > Hi All, > > I have encountered an issue of which I am not able to find a > solutions (blush). > > And it goes as follows: > in a global Text-variable vMessage_t that is also displayed in a > window (Dialog) > a method is entering text (automatically), > one line at a time, > > wish: > line1; I am line 1 > line2; I am line 2 > line3; I am line 3 > > line4; I am line 4 > line5; I am line 5 > line6; I am line 6 > > the dialog-window has a button "Save" that needs to save what's in > that text variable vMessage_t > (visible to the operator in the dialogwindow) to a plain text document. > The idea is, the content of the text file should look like what's > seen on screen. > > I tried "variable to blob", then "blob to document" > but that will not produce the desired result. not with all kinds of > characterset and out/input specifically mentioned (or not). > > result: > <span style="text-align:left;font-family:'Courier > New';font-size:13pt">line1; I am line 1<br/>line2; I am line > 2<br/>line3; I am line 3<br/><br/>line4; I am line 4<br/>line5; I am > line 5<br/>line6; I am line 6<br/></span> > > I tried "text to document", same result. > > if I highlight with the mouse the text in the window, then copy it to > the pasteboard > then it looks like what I want. > next, paste it into a new document, it gives the desired result, but > it should be possible to let 4D do that. > > I opened the created document with TextEdit, BBEdit. > Using 4D v17 on mac (10.13 / 10.14) (unicode-mode on). > > Hope anyone can tell me where my thinking goes of the rails. > > Regards. > > ernie hilgers(aruba) > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
